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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity  |
So, my uncle emailed me to ask me to explain the LH part of this score to him, but I have no idea.  The count doesn't add up, are you supposed to count those three 16th notes like super fast triplets? Score and video:  They sound here like an uncountable triplet, or almost like a tripled grace note?? TIA!
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| Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity  |
Yes, the 16th note LH groups should have a triplet sign over them. They don’t sound super fast to me in the recording. I only listened to the opening few bars.
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
Interesting. I’ve never heard that transcribed for piano before.
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Minor Deity |
Yes, triplets. Don’t try to count precisely, neither you nor your listener is a robot. Just wing it like a human and it’ll be fine.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
Thanks everyone! Ok, I've listened to it more and the LH is definitely countable. "one-triplet, two-triplet, three-and" -- you can really hear it in the video I linked. And he includes a drum track at the end of the video if you wanted to play along, which is cool. For the record, I would never play this. It sounds like instant tendinitis to my ears! But the guy in the video does a great job, super consistent LH. My uncle plays (and teaches) jazz guitar btw. I have no idea what his interest in this piece. He does this every now and then, randomly sends me some piano sheet music with a question -- no preamble, no "how are you." It's like "drive by piano questions." 
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
I talked to my uncle again and he said he was wondering if there was some secret knowledge in the score that pianists are hiding from guitarists. 
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
Was once told to play triplets as "trip-ul-let".
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
Yes, I learned that as well. I also learned different words for counting two against three and three against four, but I no longer remember what those are.
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| Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity |
Just relax your left hand. If you want to get tendinitis, try the Schumann Toccata. Take a listen and you’ll hear why.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
If you recall those words. please let me know.
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Beatification Candidate |
"Let's step in time" Let's - both together, then alternate.
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well-temperedforum.groupee.net The Well-Tempered Forum Off Key What's going on with the LH part of this Bolero score?